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WARREN — The former Warren police officer who falsely said a black man in a hoodie shot at him will spend the next nine months in the state’s Lorain Correctional Institution. Noah Linnen, 24, took full responsibility and expressed remorse for his actions on Jan. 13, 2020, and the days that followed, that had police officers from various departments searching for a person who did not exist. “I had been experiencing a great deal of stress from my personal and professional lives that I clearly could not cope with,” Linnen said. “I thought I could handle everything on my own. I was wr...

rsmith@tribtoday.com Former Warren police officer Noah Linnen, left, looks to his attorney Robert Kokor, right, while being handcuffed by Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office deputy Corey Burns, center, after being sentenced to nine months in prison by Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Andrew Logan on Tuesday. Staff photo / R. Michael Semple WARREN — The former Warren police officer who falsely said a black man in a hoodie shot at him will spend the next nine months in the state’s Lorain Correctional Institution. Noah Linnen, 24, took full responsibility and expressed remorse for his ac...

gvogrin@tribtoday.com WARREN — A Niles man caught by police last March attempting to break into a safe at Huntington Bank inside a Niles Giant Eagle store received a 18-month prison sentence. Joshua T. Huey, 33, of Williams Street, appeared Monday before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Peter J. Kontos for sentencing. Huey and his attorney Robert Kokor asked for leniency, but Kontos opted for a prison sentence after hearing the argument from assistant Prosecutor Charles Morrow, who sought for a three-year prison term. In a prepared statement, Huey said he was disappointed, embarrassed and...

Jan 2, 2021 BROOKFIELD — The Strimbu Memorial Fund Board of Directors voted to disperse over $143,500 in grant allocations to local economic development and charitable organizations. The decision was made its recent 32nd annual gift giving meeting. Grants were awarded to the following organizations: American Red Cross, Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley (Military Families), Building of Hope (Individual’s needs in the community), COVID-19 Grant to Trumbull County, Freedom Warrior Charitable Fund Hope Center for Arts & Technology (Phlebotomy Program), Inspiring Minds (Youth Programming),...